Question 1

Those Greeks who were able to accumulate wealth during the Dark Age:

Accepted Answer

A)  eventually emerged as the Greek aristocracy. 
B)  carefully avoided acts of piracy and military confrontation. 
C)  founded the first religious temples and rejected the "heroic ideal." 
D)  are known to historians today as "pre-Socratic" philosophers. 
E)  colonized the islands of the Aegean Sea. 
A)  eventually emerged as the Greek aristocracy. 
B)  carefully avoided acts of piracy and military confrontation. 
C)  founded the first religious temples and rejected the "heroic ideal." 
D)  are known to historians today as "pre-Socratic" philosophers. 
E)  colonized the islands of the Aegean Sea.

Question 2

Since every polis needed Hoplites:

Accepted Answer

A)  production increased dramatically. 
B)  more athletic contests and public spectacles were required. 
C)  the men who took part began to demand a role in politics. 
D)  farmers suffered losses at their expense. 
E)  taxes needed to increase in order to arm them. 
A)  production increased dramatically. 
B)  more athletic contests and public spectacles were required. 
C)  the men who took part began to demand a role in politics. 
D)  farmers suffered losses at their expense. 
E)  taxes needed to increase in order to arm them.

Question 3

The Greeks became literate again during the ninth century B.C.E.by adopting:

Accepted Answer

A)  cuneiform script from the Assyrians. 
B)  Egyptian hieroglyphics. 
C)  the Phoenician alphabet. 
D)  the Hebrew alphabet. 
E)  the Etruscan alphabet. 
A)  cuneiform script from the Assyrians. 
B)  Egyptian hieroglyphics. 
C)  the Phoenician alphabet. 
D)  the Hebrew alphabet. 
E)  the Etruscan alphabet.

Question 4

The modern term to describe the relationship between a same-sex female relationship may be traced back to the lyric poet Sappho because of her:

Accepted Answer

A)  relationship with a young Athenian aristocrat. 
B)  place of residence. 
C)  family name. 
D)  husband's occupation. 
E)  occupation. 
A)  relationship with a young Athenian aristocrat. 
B)  place of residence. 
C)  family name. 
D)  husband's occupation. 
E)  occupation.

Question 5

How did Ancient Greek culture differ from Mesopotamian and Egyptian culture?

Accepted Answer

Mesopotamian and Egyptian civilizations

Question 6

Sparta:

Accepted Answer

A)  required all citizens to do manual labor,in order to preserve equality among them. 
B)  depended on the enslaved labor of helots. 
C)  relied on an elite,professional,mercenary army. 
D)  relied on its navy for self-defense. 
E)  devoted itself to the arts and to the preservation of the culture of the past. 
A)  required all citizens to do manual labor,in order to preserve equality among them. 
B)  depended on the enslaved labor of helots. 
C)  relied on an elite,professional,mercenary army. 
D)  relied on its navy for self-defense. 
E)  devoted itself to the arts and to the preservation of the culture of the past.

Question 7

The Olympic Games did little to stop the rivalry between the poleis.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The Iliad and the Odyssey:

Accepted Answer

A)  are epic poems with no foundation in historical events. 
B)  provide evidence for the heroic ideal of late Dark Age Greece. 
C)  were composed in the Classical Period but were based on older,oral sources. 
D)  are the first examples of epic poetry from the ancient world. 
E)  all of these 
A)  are epic poems with no foundation in historical events. 
B)  provide evidence for the heroic ideal of late Dark Age Greece. 
C)  were composed in the Classical Period but were based on older,oral sources. 
D)  are the first examples of epic poetry from the ancient world. 
E)  all of these

Question 9

After Hoplites were introduced in Greece:

Accepted Answer

A)  the Dark Age ended and the Age of Enlightenment began. 
B)  aristocrats lost their monopoly on military prowess. 
C)  foot soldiers could not withstand armed men on horses. 
D)  individual soldiers did not have to keep armor and weapons. 
E)  democracy became the type of government for all of Greece. 
A)  the Dark Age ended and the Age of Enlightenment began. 
B)  aristocrats lost their monopoly on military prowess. 
C)  foot soldiers could not withstand armed men on horses. 
D)  individual soldiers did not have to keep armor and weapons. 
E)  democracy became the type of government for all of Greece.

Question 10

What was the role of slaves in Spartan society versus Athenian society?

Accepted Answer

The helots (enslaved Messenian neighbors

Question 11

What form of government did Sparta impose on the defeated Athenians and their allies?

Accepted Answer

A)  democracy 
B)  oligarchy 
C)  aristocracy 
D)  tyranny 
E)  monarchy 
A)  democracy 
B)  oligarchy 
C)  aristocracy 
D)  tyranny 
E)  monarchy

Question 12

The relationship of the Greeks to their gods was:

Accepted Answer

A)  one of trust and familial loyalty. 
B)  one of suspicion and appeasement. 
C)  an impersonal relationship that cultivated independence in the Greek people. 
D)  a personal relationship with gods who were considered to be positive forces in Greek culture and individual welfare. 
E)  ambivalent as the Greeks never completely accepted the existence of gods. 
A)  one of trust and familial loyalty. 
B)  one of suspicion and appeasement. 
C)  an impersonal relationship that cultivated independence in the Greek people. 
D)  a personal relationship with gods who were considered to be positive forces in Greek culture and individual welfare. 
E)  ambivalent as the Greeks never completely accepted the existence of gods.

Exam 3: The Civilization of Greece,1000–400 B.C.E

Those Greeks who were able to accumulate wealth during the Dark Age:

Since every polis needed Hoplites:

The Greeks became literate again during the ninth century B.C.E.by adopting:

The modern term to describe the relationship between a same-sex female relationship may be traced back to the lyric poet Sappho because of her:

How did Ancient Greek culture differ from Mesopotamian and Egyptian culture?

Sparta:

The Olympic Games did little to stop the rivalry between the poleis.

The Iliad and the Odyssey:

After Hoplites were introduced in Greece:

What was the role of slaves in Spartan society versus Athenian society?

What form of government did Sparta impose on the defeated Athenians and their allies?

The relationship of the Greeks to their gods was:

Early Civilizations

Peoples, gods ,and Empires: 1700–500 B.C.E

The Greek World Expands,400–150 B.C.E

The Civilization of Ancient Rome

The Transformation of Rome

Rome’s Three Heirs: 500–950

The Expansion of Europe,950–1100

The Consolidation of Europe,1100–1300

Crisis,unrest,and Opportunity,1300–1500

Commerce,conquest,and Colonization,1300–1600

Renaissance Ideals and Realities,c.1350–1550

The Age of Dissent and Division,1500–1600

Religion,warfare,and Sovereignty,1540–1660

Absolutism and Empire,1660–1789

The New Science of the Seventeenth Century

The Enlightenment

The French Revolution

The Industrial Revolution and Nineteenth-century Society

From Restoration to Revolution,1815–1848

What is a Nation? Territories ,states , and Citizens,1848–1871

Imperialism and Colonialism,1870–1914

Modern Industry and Mass Politics,1870–1914

The First World War

Turmoil Between the Wars

The Second World War

The Cold War World: Global Politics,economic Recovery,and Cultural Change

Red Flags and Velvet Revolutions: the End of the Cold War,1960–1990

A World Without Walls: Globalization and the West

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